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First-year coach Buzz Williams and Maryland finish its regular season Sunday at home against No. 11 Illinois, one of the worst in program history and one even the most pessimistic observer couldn't have predicted.

One referee was punched and another was knocked to the hardwood during a brawl between the South Alabama and Coastal Carolina women's basketball teams on Wednesday afternoon. Eight players were ejected from the Sun Belt tournament game.

Lou Holtz, the pint-sized motivator who restored greatness at Notre Dame and demanded it everywhere else he went, died in Orlando, Florida, Notre Dame announced Wednesday. He was 89.

Lou Holtz did not build one great program. He built six. Across 33 seasons, Mr. Holtz turned losing rosters into bowl contenders at every stop he made. It's a record no coach in NCAA history has matched. From a humiliating NFL exit to Notre Dame's ...

The national champion Indiana Hoosiers just keep making history.

Maryland played its worst first half of the season, scoring only 20 points and committing 14 turnovers, yet somehow furiously erased a 19-point halftime deficit before eventually falling to Rutgers, 69-65.

Olivia Olson scored 21 of her game-high 28 points in the first half, and No. 8 Michigan snapped No. 14 Maryland's six-game winning streak with an 87-69 victory in the teams' regular-season finale on Saturday.

Tre Carroll had 22 points in Xavier's 91-84 victory over Georgetown on Saturday.

Isaiah Evans scored 19 points to help No. 1 Duke beat No. 11 Virginia 77-51 on Saturday, clinching the top seed for the upcoming Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament.

The Atlanta Falcons have dismissed assistant defensive line coach LaTroy Lewis less than three weeks after hiring him, following social media posts accusing the former University of Michigan staff member of sexual assault and confirmation from Ann ...